Rhino HQ Opening Party

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Journalist and community activist Terry O'Neill (l) is greeted by Rhino founder and CEO, Doug Morneau.

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President and CEO of BC Assessment, Connie Fair, catches up with Peter Legge, chairman and CEO of Canada Wide Media.

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Bob and Patricia Nosworthy of Global Maxfin celebrate with some Friday afternoon libations.

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Diane Dubocq of Meta Response Group and Aj Jamani mingle while touring the new office space.

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From left: Jack Trumley, president of the Laurel Foundation, with Stanlie G. Hunt and Bevian Hunt of SmartStox.

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Kayt Daugharty (l) of Truffles Fine Foods cruises the room with Donna Dubocq of Meta Response Group.

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Scott Rintoul from Team 1040, on the mic, doing his thing.

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From left: Rhean Piprell, Director of the Coquitlam Public Library; Colleen Talbot, Chair of the Coquitlam Foundation; and Coquitlam councillor Mae Reid.

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BCIT ladies Yvonne Rivera and Kristine Louie work the room.

Event: Rhino HQ Opening Party
Venue: Rhino Marketing, Port Coquitlam
Date: Feb. 11, 2011

What do you get when you take a plush new suite of offices, food and booze galore, valet parking, and over 500 guests? Other than a standout party, obviously – an HQ launch to remember. 

With the official opening of Rhino's Port Coquitlam headquarters – the firm also has offices in Vancouver and Los Angeles – West Coast marketing receives a needed infusion of tech savvy. Party guests nibbling at canapes and sipping wine delighted in test-driving Rhino's state-of-the-art broadcast and computer equipment. One crowd-pleaser: Filmed against a green screen, you could be made to digitally "appear" almost anywhere. (Commenting on a Canucks game at Rogers Arena was a favoured choice.)

Night fell over PoCo, and photographers wove among guests through the freshly-painted corridors. Chief Rhino Doug Morneau could be seen offering his hand to the guests, thanking them for coming. Morneau, who cuts a larger-than-life figure, has had a capital year. Recently named Business Leader of 2010 by the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce, he's taken his firm through a period of remarkable investment and growth. The boss is characteristically modest, however. "Without a great team," he says, "there is no leadership."

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